Parade Ground tailgaters have the chance to go green Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. during Student Government’s Recycling Tailgate Competition.
The event will divide the Parade Ground into four color-coded competing sections, each complete with a number of recycling bins and a dumpster for each section to place its collected recyclables, according to SG Director of Sustainability Mili Reyes.
SG will reward the section with the most collected materials after the competition, Reyes said. Each tailgate can register as part of a Parade Ground section to become eligible for Buffalo Wild Wings footballs and possibly other prizes, she said.
Reyes said participants should use as many recyclable materials as possible to reduce their total waste. This opportunity to recycle ensures no items used at these tailgates will be squandered as trash.
“The more recyclable items you use, the more you recycle,” she said.
Volunteers will also help facilitate the event and ensure recycled materials from bins are emptied into the dumpsters, Reyes said. These “Recycling Rangers” are comprised of student volunteers interested in teaching others about recycling, said SG Assistant Director of Sustainability Lauren Hull.
Hull said the event’s competitive nature will garner more participation.
“Making it a competition on game day is more incentive for sustainable practices on campus,” Hull said. “It’s game day, and everyone’s a little competitive at LSU.”
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